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Building London Revision Quiz
Building London Revision Quiz
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Revision Quiz for Building London module.
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1
What was the name of the train created for the Olympics in 2012?
The Javelin
The Shotput
The Speedway
The Arrow
2
Which building, erected in 1961, changed London’s skyline forever?
The Post Office Tower
Tower 42
One Canada Square
The Gherkin
3
Where in London would you usually find Garden Squares?
City of London
The West
Southwark
The East
4
The Crystal Palace was a building constructed of …
Iron and Glass
Terracotta
Glass and Steel
Portland Stone
5
What is the name of Westmacott's pedimental sculpture at the entrance to the British Museum?
The Progress of Civilisation
The Triumph of the Ages
The Unification of Science and Art
The Progress of Man
6
Sir Norman Foster designed the Great Court at the British Museum, and......
Heron Tower
The Leadenhall Building
The Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe)
The Shard
7
Which type of home can be described as ‘detached, in a country-setting, but close to the city’?
Villa
Slum Dwelling
Terraced House
Apartment
8
What type of column does Admiral Nelson sit on in Trafalgar Square?
Doric
Ionic
Tuscan
Corinthian
9
Which was the world’s first electric underground railway?
The District Railway
The Metropolitan Underground Railway
The City and South London Railway
The Great Northern and City Railway
10
Which innovative housing estate used the Babylonian Ziggurat as its inspiration?
The Lansbury Estate
Bedford Park, Chiswick
Alexandra Road
Ladbroke Grove
11
Which iconic London building was designed by George Edmund Street?
The British Museum
The Houses of Parliament
The Law Courts on the Strand
The Natural History Museum
12
Who built New St Paul’s Cathedral?
Inigo Jones
John Evelyn
Horace Walpole
Christopher Wren
13
How many villas were originally planned for Regent’s Park?
26
8
56
14
14
How many Parish Churches were destroyed by the Great Fire in 1666?
24
13
87
67
15
The Victoria and Albert Museum is an example of a ‘skinned’ building. Skinning is:
Adding a new facade to an existing structure
Adding a classical pediment
Removing all the Gothic elements
Taking away all the windows
16
What aimed to promote and inspire renewal following World War Two?
Pre-fabricated homes
Rationing
The Festival of Britain
The Great Exhibition
17
Mrs Wilberforce is a character in which classic film, set in London?
The Ladykillers
Passport to Pimlico
Love Actually
Notting Hill
18
What was on the Greenwich Peninsular before the Millennium Dome was built there?
Power Station
Slum Housing
Gasworks
A Shot Tower and a Brewery
19
What happened to the Houses of Parliament in 1834?
They flooded when the Thames burst its banks
They were attacked by rioters
They were evacuated because of the Great Stink
They Burned Down
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What was introduced to London from 1813 onwards?
Pleasure Gardens
Gas Street Lighting
Wider Roads
Pavements
